You can configure most stages to use Avro schemas stored in one of the following
locations:

An avroSchema record header attribute

A stage configuration property

Confluent Schema Registry

Some stages require that the Avro schema be stored in a particular location.

Some stages read data compressed by
Avro-supported compression codecs without requiring
additional configuration. You can configure some stages to read data compressed by other codecs.

For details on how each stage reads Avro data, see "Data Formats" in the stage
documentation. For a list of stages that read Avro data, see Data Formats by Stage.

Writing Avro Data

When writing Avro data,
destinations and processors write the data based on an Avro schema. The Avro schema can
be located in one of the following locations:

An avroSchema record header attribute

A stage configuration property

Confluent Schema Registry

Tip: When needed, you can use the Schema
Generator processor to generate an Avro schema and write the schema to
the avroSchema record header attribute.

Some stages automatically include the Avro schema in the output. Other stages can be
configured to include the Avro schema in the output. You can compress the output data
using an Avro-supported compression codec.

For details on how each stage writes Avro data, see "Data Formats" in the destination
documentation. For a list of stages that write Avro data, see Data Formats by Stage.